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Africa’s Perennial Problem of Feeding its Population

Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Food stalls at Kimisagara market in Kigali. Rwanda has seen a significant improvement in its food security status, with statistics from a 2018 report showing that 81.3 per cent of its population was food secure. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

World Food Day: How Rwanda keeps focus on food security

Thursday, October 27, 2022
WFP constructs terraces on hillslopes to create land for agriculture and increase food production. The harvest on terraced land increased by more than double. Photo: WFP-John Paul Sesonga.
Featured

World Food Day: How WFP is working to strengthen food systems

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Fishermen during fishing activities in Lake Kivu. Fish production in Lake Kivu decreased from 24,199 tonnes in 2017-2018 to 16,194 tonnes in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Courtesy
Economy

Developing countries lose $11bn annually through illegal fishing

Thursday, October 27, 2022
A commuter pays fare using Tap and Go payment service on a bus in Kigali. This is one of the digital payment systems used in Rwanda. There are 29 instant payment systems in Africa of which 26 are domestic. Photo: File.
Technology

350 million Africans yet to access digital payment systems – report

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Simon Koppers, Head of Division, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and Uzziel Ndagijimana, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning sign the agreement in Kigali on October 26. Courtesy
Health

Germany commits Rwf100 billion to Rwanda for SME, pharmaceuticals

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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Music

DJ Pyfo to perform at ‘Afro-Festival’ in Germany

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Workers at Kigali Leather Ltd in Bugesera District. A modern factory able to produce 900,000 shoes per month is being constructed in Kigali’s Special Economic Zone. Photo: File.
Business

Industrial unit producing 900,000 shoes monthly in the offing

Monday, October 24, 2022
The New Times

Let the contraceptive debate yield to practical compromises this time around

Sunday, October 23, 2022
A woman lawyer assists a suspect during FLN trial on May 6, 2021. The Rwanda Bar Association says it has stepped up efforts to increase the number of women lawyers practicing in the country. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Rwanda Bar Association pushes for more women lawyers

Thursday, October 20, 2022
Floriane Kaneza, the brains behind Urusaro International Women Film Festival. Courtesy photos.
Cinema

Women have a special place in Rwandan cinema, says film festival organiser

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Women in Tuzamurane cooperative work in their potato plantation in rural area of Muko in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Women are the pillar of national development - Bayisenge

Monday, October 17, 2022